The testis histology of artificially maturated European eel (Anguilla anguilla L.) at the end of sexual maturation, and spermatozoa ultrastructure in freshwater rearing

Acta Biologica Hungarica

Volumn 56, Issue 1-2, 2005, Pages 169-172

  Muller T ^a,b   Baska, F ^b   Niklesz, C ^b   Horn, P ^b   Varadi B ^a   Bercsenyi M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PANNONIA   (Hungary)

^b SZENT ISTVÁN UNIVERSITY   (Hungary)

Author keywords

European eel; Sexual maturation; Spermatozoa

Indexed keywords

ANGUILLA ANGUILLA; ANGUILLIFORMES;

EID: 15044346591     PISSN: 02365383     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1556/ABiol.56.2005.1-2.17     Document Type: Article

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